[Python-Dev] the role of assert in the standard library ?

[Tarek Ziadé]

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:
> On Apr 28, 2011, at 10:22 AM, skip at pobox.com wrote:
>
>>    Barry> I would agree.  Use asserts for "this can't possibly happen
>>    Barry> <wink>" conditions.
>>
>>Without looking, I suspect that's probably what the author thought he was
>>doing.
>
> BTW, I think it always helps to have a really good assert message, and/or a
> leading comment to explain *why* that condition can't possibly happen.

why bother, it can't happen ;)

>
> -Barry
>
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